Fangpusun-MPPT Control

Connect the MPPT Control to the Fangpusun MPPT Charge Controller with a VE.Direct cable.Note that this cable is not included and needs to be purchased separately.

Power cable with inline fuse

Wiring the supplied power cable is only necessary when the used MPPT is an MPPT 75/50, 100/50 or 150/35, and its part number starts with SCC01. These earlier versions shut down at night. In this case, use the fused power cable to power the MPPT Control straight from the battery. This way, the MPPT Control stays powered while the MPPT is off, and the last received status, history and settings of the MPPT can be viewed when the sun is down.

Wiring this power cable is not necessary for all other models, neither for the SCC02 or later versions of the three mentioned models.

Wall mount enclosure

Optional wall mount enclosures are available to easily mount the MPPT control on a wall, instead of flush mounted through a panel. See our website for more information: http://www.fangpusun.com .

Specifications

MPPT Control

Supply voltage range

6,5 - 95 VDC (Battery powered)

5V (VE.Direct powered)

Current draw, back light off

<4 mA

Operating temperature range

-20 - +50°C (0 - 120°F)

Supported MPPTs

Models

All models with VE.Direct port, except the

BlueSolar MPPT 70/15

Software version

All software versions >= 1.12

INSTALLATION & DIMENSIONS

Installation

Flush mount

Front

63 mm diameter

Front bezel

69 x 69 mm

(2.7 x 2.7 inch)

Body diameter

52mm

(2.0 inch)

Body depth

31mm

(1.2 inch)

ACCESSORIES

Cables (included)

cable with fuse for battery powered

operation

Buttons and display

SETUP

Cancel / back

SELECT

Select / confirm

Change item or value

On

There is a connection with the MPPT.

Blinking

There was a connection with the MPPT but the connection is lost.

The last know values will be shown.

Off

There has not been a connection with a MPPT.

Navigation

Status

The MPPT Control starts in the status menu. This shows the current status of the MPPT.

By pressing the up and down button, one can switch between the following values:

PANEL POWER

PANEL VOLTAGE

YIELD TODAY

CHARGER ERROR

This is only visible when there is an actual error

CHARGER STATE

Possible value:

OFF, FAULT, BULK, ABSORPTION, FLOAT

BATTERY CURRENT

BATTERY VOLTAGE

LOAD OUTPUT STATE

Possible values:

ON, OFF

Only visible on MPPTs with a load output

LOAD CURRENT

Only visible on MPPTs with a load output

History

By pressing SELECT in the status menu, the history menu is entered. Here, the history stored in the MPPT can be viewed. This contains both overall history and well as a day to day history. For MPPTs with software version up to 1.15, only a few history topics are available and the day to day history contains 2 days: the current day and the previous day. For MPPTs with software version 1.16 and onwards, this is a 30 day history.

When viewing values, one can select a different day by pressing the up and down button. The MPPT Control will first show the value for a short time, then the currently selected day, and then the value again. When viewing an overall history value, pressing the up or down button will cause the MPPT Control to show "TOTAL".

Pressing SETUP causes the MPPT Control to go back to the status menu topics when viewing topics or go back to the topics menu when viewing values.

The topics are listed in the table below. Only topics marked with a * are visible in case of 2 day history.

Overall topics

TOTAL YIELD*

The cumulative yield since the last history reset

MAX PANEL VOLTAGE

The maximum panel voltage since the last history reset

MAX BATTERY VOLTAGE

The maximum battery voltage since the last history reset

MIN BATTERY VOLTAGE

The minimum battery voltage since the last history reset.

(Only available for MPPT software version>= 1.17)

LAST ERRORS

The last 4 errors since the last history reset.

The number of blocks in the lower right of the screens determines

which error is currently shown with 1 block being the latest and 4 blocks being the oldest.

Daily topics

YIELD*

The daily yield

MAX POWER*

The maximum power per day

MAX PANEL VOLTAGE

The maximum panel voltage per day

MAX BATTERY CURRENT

The maximum battery current per day

MAX BATTERY VOLTAGE

The maximum battery voltage per day

MIN BATTERY VOLTAGE

The minimum battery voltage per day

BULK TIME

The time spend in bulk per day

ABSORPTION TIME

The time spend in absorption per day

FLOAT TIME

The time spend in float per day

LAST ERROR

The last 4 errors per day

The number of blocks in the lower right of the screens determines

which error is currently shown.

Settings

By pressing SETUP for 2 seconds in the status menu, the settings menu is entered. Here, the settings of the MPPT and MPPT Control can be viewed and changed. First the topic is shown and when SELECT is pressed, the corresponding value is shown. When SELECT TO EDIT is OFF, the value is shown before it can be changed by pressing SELECT again. When SELECT TO EDIT is ON, the current value is shown and a new value can immediately be selected. When LOCK SETUP is ON, settings only be changed after setting LOCK SETUP to off.

When editing a value, one can change its value by pressing the up and down buttons. When changing numeric values, pressing SELECT will go to the next digit, until the last digit. In this case, pressing SELECT will save the setting. When editing non numeric values, pressing SELECT will save the setting.

Pressing SETUP causes the MPPT Control to go back to the status menu topics when viewing topics or go back to the topics menu when viewing values.

The settings are listed in the table below. See the manual of the MPPT for the exact meaning of the settings.

01

LOCK SETUP

When this is ON, other settings cannot be changed. When trying to change a settin

(except LOCK SETUP), the MPPT Control will show "LOCK" and show the value of that

setting.

02

BATTERY VOLTAGE

The battery voltage that the MPPT is working with. When the setting is AUTO, it will

show the A character in front of the voltage.

03

BATTERY TYPE

The battery type that the MPPT is working with. This can be set to FIXED or USER.

When set to fixed, the rotary switch on the MPPT determines the actual battery type.

When set to USER, all other charging related settings can be edited.

It will be automatically set to USER when editing a charger related setting.

04

MAXIMUM CURRENT

The maximum charging current

05

BULK TIME LIMIT

The maximum time continuously spent in bulk

06

ABSORPTION TIME LIMIT

The maximum time continuously spent in absorption

07

ABSORPTION VOLTAGE

Battery voltage at which the MPPT switches to the absorption phase

08

FLOAT VOLTAGE

Battery voltage at which the MPPT switches to the float phase

09

TEMP COMPENSATION

10

LOAD OUTPUT

Load output operating mode.

Possible values:

OFF, AUTO, ALT1, ALT2, ON, USER1, USER2

11

LOAD SWITCH HIGH

The high voltage level in case LOAD OUTPUT is set to USER1 or USER2

12

LOAD SWITCH LOW

The low voltage level in case LOAD OUTPUT is set to USER1 or USER2

13

CLEAR HISTORY

Clears the history of the MPPT

14

FACTORY DEFAULTS

Resets the MPPT back to factory defaults

15

BACKLIGHT INTENSITY

Sets the backlight intensity of the MPPT Control

16

BACKLIGHT ALWAYS ON

Determines whether the backlight of the MPPT Control is always on

17

SCROLL SPEED

Determines the scroll speed of the MPPT Control

18

SELECT TO EDIT

When set to OFF, the MPPT Control first shows the value of a setting and SELECT has

to be pressed to be able to edit the value

19

AUTO LOCK

When set to ON, LOCK SETUP will be automatically set to ON, 2 minutes after changing